Not long ago, I was working at my kitchen table and my son was asking questions about my project. I explained it as I typed away, and after a few minutes he interrupted me midsentence to say, “Mom. How do you DO that?! You don’t even BLINK!” I stopped for a minute and realized he…
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Easy Wireless Streaming with Google Chromecast Audio
This tech gadget post was written in partnership with Best Buy. It’s really incredible what a little music can do. Saturday is cleaning day at our house (that’s today) and my kids were whining like crazy this morning. Bickering with each other, complaining, and generally acting like I was the worst mother in the world…
Samsung Open House: A Playground of Kitchen Appliances!
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. #HeresToHome If I had one holiday wish this year, it would be for more kitchen space. Just space, not fancy appliances – because finding the space is the hard part. Finding…
3 Ways to Limit Clutter Using Unlimited Talk, Text and Data #MyDataMyWay
This spring cleaning post about unlimited talk text and data has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #MyDataMyWay Few things feel better than those first sunny spring days, except maybe for the feeling you get after the accompanying spring cleaning is done. Cleaning out…
5 Ways to Stretch Your Tax Return (including Unlimited Talk Text & Web) #MaxYourTax
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions about Walmart Best Plans are mine alone. #MaxYourTax #CollectiveBias Poor February. It’s snowy and cold, the kids are over it, and that first crocus is still weeks away. BUT, the one thing that usually redeems this mediocre month is the arrival of the…
MyCharge Limited Edition RazorPlus Bundle Giveaway
I might be a *leeeeetle* bit addicted to my phone. But I’m not alone… Did you know that the average smartphone user checks their phone 110 times per day and that 2.7 hours of that is just for fun? Did you also know that, without an available power source, 77% of phone users will have…
Need Crafts and Activities? Visit #DisneyImagicademy, a new app for parents!
At what age do kids start entertaining themselves? I’m sure it’s different for each kid, but I can say for sure that mine aren’t there yet. Some days, my well of ideas simply runs dry, and I need a little help coming up with fun, educational to-dos. Disney Imagicademy: Parents is a brand new free…
The #HolidaysAreCalling (All the Way to Michigan!) with Walmart Best Plans
This shop about Unlimited Talk Text and Data/Web from Walmart Family Mobile has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidaysAreCalling #CollectiveBias I have one brother. He and I are ten years apart, and we only lived under the same roof for about 8 years. I left home to go…
Kitchen Hack: How to Keep Your Tablet Safe and Clean in the Kitchen #IntelTablets
#spon: I’m required to disclose a relationship between our site and Intel. This could include the Intel Corporation providing us w/content, product, access or other forms of payment. The countdown to Christmas is getting super short, and my holiday baking has only just begun! I have so much catching up to do, but it’s been…
And We're Off! Learning to Read with Rosetta Stone Kids Reading Program #RSKids
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Rosetta Stone. I received a product and a promotional item to thank me for participating. I thought I was nervous about my 5-year-old starting school. Then, when I realized that he was going to miss the cutoff and we’d have to wait another whole…
